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1. Strategy: Wise Choice Process
Application: Counseling

Educator: Allison Lomond, Counselor, College of the North Atlantic , Qatar

Implementation: After going through the wise choice process with a student in a counseling session, give the student a small, laminated business-card size card with the six steps of the Wise Choice Process printed on it. Encourage the student to use the Wise Choice Process the next time s/he is faced with a challenge or decision.

2. Strategy: 32-Day Commitment
Application: Counseling with first generation students

Educator: Maretta Hodges, Asst. Director, Educational Opportunity Fund, William Paterson University , NJ

Implementation: The majority of first generation college students come from lower socioeconomic backgrounds. These students often lack the benefit of having intergenerational knowledge about the culture of college. I use the 32-Day Commitment Form with these students to track specific behaviors. Each student is required to see me once per week in an individual counseling session where we review their 32-day commitment. At the end of 5 weeks, the student and I evaluate his/her progress in creating a supportive habit or eliminating a self-sabotaging habit.